* Name transfers can now be performed using name_update* The first namecoin seed node has been added* Addresses (getnewaddress) now start with the letter 'N'. Old addresses starting with '1' will continue to work indefinitely.* Version number bumped to 0.3.21.50* Handling of names in wallet has been revamped* Only one pending name operation at a time, per name* name_clean and deletetransaction rpc calls, for those of you that created transactions that cannot be completed due to name clash or double spend

Earlier in this thread there were several posts with solutions for bridging Namecoin to DNS. Thank you for making progress on this front.

I am not distributing binaries right now and cannot vouch for binaries I don't build myself. You'll have to judge for yourself based on the reputation of the posters.

Bitcoin started at 1, the minimum difficulty, and stayed that way for several months/years until enough people joined the network that blocks cleared more often than once every 10 minutes, prompting the first difficulty change.

The server can resolve ICANN and OpenNIC (.geek, .glue, etc.) domain names too, so it should be a drop-in replacement for whatever server you're using, though currently it's in an experimental state so you can experience downtimes. It maps Namecoin names to .bit, .c, .b and .n TLDs (i.e. ns.bit, ns.c, ns.b and ns.n are the same). This behavior will probably change as soon as there is a community decision on the standard TLD though, since it's not automatic in the case of DNS delegation (if you host your own DNS).